Hardwood Knocks: An NBA Podcast

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2021-22 Sacramento Kings Lookahead Oct 14, 2021

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Dan is joined by Greg Wissinger (@gwiss) from The Kings Herald for a deeeeeep dive into the Sacramento Kings ahead of the 2021-22 NBA season. Their conversation covers De'Aaron Fox's continued growth, Tyrese Haliburton's path to stardom, Davion Mitchell's fit, three-guard lineups, four-guard lineups, the wing rotation, Richaun Holmes, Buddy Hield, trade candidates and, yes, Ben Simmons—plus much more! TIMESTAMPS⬇️ 🔘 2:03 - Intro 🔘 4:20 - Thoughts on Sacramento's offseason/Richuan Holmes 🔘 7:02 - The Ben Simmons discussion 🔘 11:19 - De'Aaron Fox's next frontier 🔘 13:03 - The defense 🔘 15:25 - Fun De'Aaron Fox stat that is fun! 🔘 20:14 - Tyrese Haliburton's path to stardom 🔘 22:35 - Expectations for Davion Mitchell 🔘 24:45 - The three-guard lineup 🔘 26:52 - Louis King's value 🔘 29:24 - The Marvin Bagley III Hope Meter 🔘 31:12 - Who should be the fifth starter? 🔘 33:40 - 10-man rotation 🔘 37:08 - Trade candidates 🔘 38:21 - Could the Kings be sellers at the deadline? 🔘 43:03 - Best crunch-time lineup 🔘 44:25 - Quirky lineups we want to see 🔘 46:07 - Win-total prediction/Place in the West 🔘 49:42 - Luke Walton's job security 🔘 54:04 - Buddy Hield's future Host: @danfavale Host: @fromal09 Twitter: @HardwoodKnocks Instagram: @hardwood_knocks Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2021-22 Denver Nuggets Lookahead Oct 13, 2021

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Dan is joined by Adam Mares (@Adam_Mares) from DNVR and the Locked On Nuggets podcast for an in-depth chat about the Denver Nuggets ahead of the 2021-22 NBA season. Their conversation covers Nikola Jokic's MVP defense, Jamal Murray's rehab, Michael Porter Jr.'s next step, rookie-year expectations for Bones Hyland, the importance of P.J. Dozier, the value of Aaron Gordon, the secondary frontcourt rotation, lineup possibilities, win-total predictions and so much more! TIMESTAMPS⬇️ 🔘 0:30 - Intro 🔘 3:06 - Jamal Murray's absence 🔘 4:09 - Point guard rotation without Murray 🔘 6:35 - Will Bones Hyland play a meaningful role? 🔘 10:55 - Expectations for Michael Porter Jr. 🔘 18:50 - Aaron Gordon's extension/offensive optimization 🔘 22:31 - The backup big rotation 🔘 24:50 - Impact meter: Vlatko Cancar vs. Zeke Nnaji vs. Bol Bol 🔘 26:39 - Nikola Jokic's MVP defense 🔘 29:23 - Denver's biggest weakness 🔘 33:00 - Jokic's workload 🔘 34:19 - Trade candidates 🔘 36:08 - Best crunch-time lineup 🔘 37:42 - Quirky lineups we want to see 🔘 39:40 - Win-total prediction/Place in the West 🔘 45:01 - Adam fires up the P.J. Dozier bandwagon Host: @danfavale Host: @fromal09 Twitter: @HardwoodKnocks Instagram: @hardwood_knocks Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2021-22 Phoenix Suns Lookahead Oct 12, 2021

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Dan is joined by Sam Cooper (@scooperhoops) and Mike Vigil (@protectedpick) from The Timeline Podcast for a mega-ultra-super-deep dive into the Phoenix Suns ahead of the 2021-22 NBA season. Their conversation spans Devin Booker's next step, the fit of JaVale McGee and Landry Shamet, Mikal Bridges' heightened offensive role, Cam Johnson's development, Deandre Ayton's future, Chris Paul, lineup possibilities, win-loss projections and muuuuuuch more. TIMESTAMPS⬇️ 🔘 0:21 - Intro 🔘 4:28 - Dueling timelines 🔘 6:15 - Thoughts on Phoenix's offseason 🔘 10:51 - Deandre Ayton/Mikal Bridges extensions 🔘 14:58 - Mikal Bridges' offensive growth and potential 🔘 27:58 - Will there be a CP3 maintenance program? 🔘 30:59 - Cam Johnson's next step 🔘 35:41 - Deandre Ayton's arrival/development/role 🔘 44:40 - Devin Booker's value/Can he become an All-NBA lock? 🔘 54:50 - Landry Shamet's fit 🔘 56:16 - JaVale McGee's fit 🔘 58:24 - The backup big rotation/Will they still play small? 🔘 1:00:20 - Jalen Smith/Abdel Nader 🔘 1:03:11 - Best crunch-time lineups 🔘 1:03:44 - Quirky lineups we want to see 🔘 1:07:20 - Trade candidates/targets 🔘 1:12:37 - Win-total prediction 🔘 1:14:45 - Toughest matchups in the West Host: @danfavale Host: @fromal09 Twitter: @HardwoodKnocks Instagram: @hardwood_knocks Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2021-22 Utah Jazz Lookahead Oct 11, 2021

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Dan is joined by Tony Jones (@TjonesontheNBA) for a deeeeep dive into the Utah Jazz ahead of 2021-22 NBA season. They talk urgency within the franchise, Rudy Gobert's value, Donovan Mitchell's next step, the wing defense, the rotation, Jared Butler, regression candidates and much more! TIMESTAMPS⬇️ 🔘 0:00 - Intro 🔘 3:56 - Urgency in Utah? 🔘 7:25 - Regression candidates 🔘 9:59 - The Rudy Gobert discourse 🔘 16:28 - Will Utah try playing when Gobert sits? 🔘 19:40 - Donovan Mitchell's next step 🔘 25:53 - Jordan Clarkson's importance 🔘 28:45 - Will Jared Butler play? 🔘 31:27 - Eric Paschall, Miye Oni, Elijah Hughes 🔘 34:03 - More Jared Butler 🔘 38:30 - Utah's wing defense 🔘 40:47 - Royce O'Neale appreciation 🔘 45:31 - Is Utah playoff-proof now? 🔘 49:57 - Is the front office willing to make a move? 🔘 54:02 - Best crunch-time lineup 🔘 55:39 - Quirky lineups we want to see 🔘 57:46 - Win-total prediction 🔘 58:27 - Utah's place in the West Host: @danfavale Host: @fromal09 Twitter: @HardwoodKnocks Instagram: @hardwood_knocks Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2021-22 Philadelphia 76ers Lookahead Oct 10, 2021

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Dan is joined by Bryan Toporek (@btoporek) from The NBA Podcast and Forbes to discuss all things Philadelphia 76ers ahead of the 2021-22 NBA season. They tackle the Ben Simmons situation and potential trade destinations, Tyrese Maxey's development, Ben Simmons, the importance of Seth Curry and Tobias Harris, Ben Simmons, Philly's defense without Ben Simmons, Joel Embiid, Ben Simmons, lineup possibilities, Ben Simmons, Andre Drummond, win-total predictions, Ben Simmons and then, um, yeah, Ben Simmons! TIMESTAMPS⬇️ 0:15 - Intro 2:35 - The Ben Simmons situation from ALL angles 27:49 - Joel Embiid's workload/Philly's play style 31:59 - Matisse Thybulle's role/The defense without Simmons 37:43 - Tyrese Maxey's development/role 39:40 - Tobias Harris' role 41:44 - Andre Drummond/Georges Niang 44:18 - Getting weird with the backup 5 rotation 45:59 - Furkan Korkmaz 47:46 - Jaden Springer 49:38 - Isaiah Joe/Paul Reed 51:40 - Seth Curry's role 55:17 - Trade candidates (non-Simmons division) 58:44 - Best crunch-time lineup 59:31 - Quirky lineups we want to see 1:01:10 - Philly's ceiling without Simmons 1:03:31 - Win-total prediction 1:06:12 - A Ben Simmons trade idea/Final thoughts Host: @danfavale Host: @fromal09 Twitter: @HardwoodKnocks Instagram: @hardwood_knocks Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2021-22 Los Angeles Lakers Lookahead Oct 09, 2021

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Dan is joined by Jabari Ali Davis (@JabariDavisNBA) from the Never Meet Your Heroes and The Baseline podcasts for a deeeeep dive into the Los Angeles Lakers ahead of the 2021-22 NBA season. They discuss the LeBron James-Russell Westbrook fit, Anthony Davis-at-the-5, the potential for a defensive drop-off, rounding out the rest of the rotation, Carmelo Anthony, Dwight Howard, DeAndre Jordan, floor spacing, lineup possibilities and much, much, MUCH more. TIMESTAMPS⬇️ 🔘 0:33 - Intro 🔘 4:54 - The Russell Westbrook Fit 🔘 9:40 - Predicting the most impactful new additions (non-Westbrook division) 🔘 13:50 - Frank Vogel 🔘 17:08 - Anthony Davis-at-the-5 🔘 18:47 - Is AD a sleeper MVP candidate? 🔘 22:19 - Are floor-spacing concerns overblown? 🔘 25:57 - Who gets squeezed in the rotation? 🔘 30:12 - Carmelo Anthony's fit/value 🔘 34:42 - Talen Horton-Tucker's role/importance 🔘 43:01 - Predicting where LA ranks on defense 🔘 44:46 - LeBron James' playing time 🔘 46:48 - Biggest weakness of the roster 🔘 47:45 - Trade candidates/Trade targets 🔘 51:05 - Best crunch-time lineup 🔘 53:22 - Quirk lineups we want to see 🔘 55:17 - Win-total prediction 🔘 57:30 - Western Conference landscape Host: @danfavale Host: @fromal09 Twitter: @HardwoodKnocks Instagram: @hardwood_knocks Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2021-22 Brooklyn Nets Lookahead Oct 08, 2021

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Dan is joined by Kristian Winfield (@Krisplashed) from the New York Daily News and Uninterrupted's Certified Buckets show for a deeeeep dive into the Brooklyn Nets ahead of the 2021-22 NBA season. Their discussion covers the Kyrie Irving situation, how his absence would impact the team, the workload of James Harden and Kevin Durant, the center rotation, a dearth of wings, the team's defense, the backup point guard carousel, lineup predictions and much, much, MUCH more! TIMESTAMPS⬇️ 🔘 0:15 - Intro 🔘 3:17 - The Kyrie Irving situation 🔘 6:16 - Will the Nets move forward without Kyrie? 🔘 10:11 - Who takes Kyrie's spot in the starting lineup/rotation? Can Brooklyn win a title without Kyrie? 🔘 18:10 - The 4-5 rotation 🔘 20:54 - Nicolas Claxton's role 🔘 24:05 - Bruce Brown's role 🔘 25:19 - Brooklyn's lack of wings 🔘 29:10 - Can Cameron Thomas crack the rotation? 🔘 31:33 - How will Brooklyn stagger its stars/primary ball-handlers? 🔘 34:22 - Patty Mills' importance/Brooklyn's secondary secondary playmakers 🔘 37:37 - Jevon Carter can help! 🔘 39:37 - Will Brooklyn load manage Kevin Durant and James Harden? 🔘 41:46 - Defensive-ranking prediction 🔘 43:10 - Trade candidates 🔘 45:34 - Best crunch-time lineup 🔘 47:07 - Quirky lineups we want to see/KD-at-the-5 🔘 50:19 - Win-total prediction 🔘 52: 50 - Day'Ron Sharpe Host: @danfavale Host: @fromal09 Twitter: @HardwoodKnocks Instagram: @hardwood_knocks Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2021-22 Cleveland Cavaliers Lookahead Oct 07, 2021

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Dan is joined by Justin Rowan (@Cavsanada) from The Chase Down podcast to cannonball, nosedive and belly flop into all things Cleveland Cavaliers ahead of the 2021-22 NBA season. They discuss Darius Garland's next frontier, the additions Ricky Rubio and Lauri Markkanen, the frontcourt pairing of Evan Mobley and Jarrett Allen, Collin Sexton's future, Isaac Okoro's development, the Kevin Love awkwardness, final roster spots, Ben Simmons and muuuuuch more! TIMESTAMPS⬇️ 🔘 0:29 - Intro 🔘 3:25 - Impressions of Cavs offseason 🔘 5:49 - Evan Mobley's fit/rookie-year expectations 🔘 8:39 - The Evan Mobley-Jarrett Allen pairing 🔘 10:24 - Lauri Markkanen's fit 🔘 16:55 - Jarrett Allen's contract 🔘 17:59 - Kevin Love's role/future 🔘 20:20 - Darius Garland's next frontier 🔘 22:30 - Collin Sexton's value/future 🔘 28:05 - SEXLAND long term 🔘 30:06 - Isaac Okoro's ceiling 🔘 32:47 - The 10-man rotation 🔘 34:34 - Final roster spots/rotation slots 🔘 37:53 - Biggest weakness on roster 🔘 39:01 - Offense/defense rankings 🔘 40:51 - Trade candidates 🔘 42:22 - Best crunch-time lineup 🔘 43:47 - Quirky lineups we want to see 🔘 45:54 - Win-total prediction/place in the East 🔘 50:33 - Would the Cavs make a consolidation trade? 🔘 52:36 - VIBES! Please subscribe to Hardwood Knocks here. And if you're listening to us in Apple 's podcast player, please, please pretty please leave us a rating and write a review here. Host: @danfavale Host: @fromal09 Follow: @HardwoodKnocks Follow: @The_Sports_Math Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2021-22 San Antonio Spurs Lookahead Oct 06, 2021

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Dan is joined by Paul Garcia (@PaulGarciaNBA) from Project Spurs to discuss all things San Antonio Spurs ahead of the 2021-22 NBA season. They cover San Antonio's overall direction, Dejounte Murray's development, the playmaking rotation, Josh Primo, Keldon Johnson's potential for improvement, Lonnie Walker IV's future, Devin Vassell's role, Thaddeus Young's value, lineup possibilities, the Ben Simmons trade rumors and much more! TIMESTAMPS⬇️ 🔘 0:30 - Intro 🔘 2:51 - San Antonio's direction 🔘 5:02 - Do they have a primary cornerstone? 🔘 6:15 - Dejounte Murray's next step 🔘 7:40 - The Dejounte Murray-Derrick White combination 🔘 8:31 - Can Tre Jones (when healthy) fill the playmaking void? 🔘 9:32 - Is Josh Primo ready for immediate minutes? 🔘 11:13 - The need for San Antonio to experiment/play fast 🔘 16:03 - Keldon Johnson's ceiling 🔘 18:25 - Lonnie Walker IV's future 🔘 21:14 - Devin Vassell's role 🔘 23:12 - Thaddeus Young's value/future 🔘 25:06 - The frontcourt rotation 🔘 28:01 - The Ben Simmons discussion 🔘 30:55 - Best crunch-time lineup 🔘 32:51 - Quirky lineups we want to see 🔘 33:53 - Win-total prediction/Place in the West 🔘 37:30 - Final roster cuts 🔘 38:52 - San Antonio's defensive identity Please subscribe to Hardwood Knocks here. And if you're listening to us in Apple 's podcast player, please, please pretty please leave us a rating and write a review here. Host: @danfavale Host: @fromal09 Follow: @HardwoodKnocks Follow: @The_Sports_Math Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2021-22 Washington Wizards Lookahead Oct 05, 2021

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Dan is joined by Quinton Mayo (@RealQuintonMayo) of BetMGM, Audacy and Blue Wire Pods for a deeeeeep dive into the Washington Wizards ahead of the 2021-22 NBA season. They talk Bradley Beal's future, Daniel Gafford's development, Rui Hachimura's absence from training camp and prospective role, the Russell Westbrook trade, Spencer Dinwiddie's fit, the importance of Deni Avdija, the frontcourt rotation, trade candidates and so much more! TIMESTAMPS⬇️ 🔘 0:00 - Intro 🔘 2:57 - Impact of the Russell Westbrook trade 🔘 6:17 - Spencer Dinwiddie's fit 🔘 10:15 - Expectations for Daniel Gafford 🔘 16:00 - Importance of Kentavious Caldwell-Pope/Kyle Kuzma 🔘 21:01 - The frontcourt rotation with/without Rui Hachimura 🔘 24:03 - Rui's offensive ceiling 🔘 26:11 - How Wiz will play under Wes Unseld Jr. 🔘 30:15 - Does Washington have enough secondary playmakers? 🔘 31:58 - Sophomore expectations for Deni Avdija 🔘 35:21 - Corey Kispert 🔘 38:14 - The perimeter defense 🔘 40:42 - Bradley Beal's future 🔘 45:58 - Best crunch-time lineup 🔘 47:54 - Quirky lineups we want to see 🔘 50:20 - Win-total prediction/Washington's place in the East 🔘 54:30 - Montrezl Harrell's role 🔘 55:43 - Trade candidates Host: @danfavale Host: @fromal09 Twitter: @HardwoodKnocks Instagram: @hardwood_knocks Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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